Gregg Curry
Caffe Vino Olio
Friday, May 17th
5-8pm
Wine Bar Hours: 4-9pm

Gregg Curry's songs dig deep into the roots of American music to create his original sound. He has traveled America, absorbing influences from rock, soul, and blues to country, bluegrass, and gospel. Drawing from hundreds of original songs and numerous recordings, he seamlessly knits those American traditions into his unique musical tapestry of lyrical, catchy tunes. Those songs, plus over 20 years of performing, make him a compelling presence on stage.

"Gregg Curry is a natural born storyteller. This is evident if you've ever seen one of his shows. Don't let that sweet, languid Alabama drawl fool you. He's a sharp, prolific, and spirited songwriter --- extremely well-read, highly travelled and highly skilled, a big thinker. This ex-lawyer come troubadour, with his deep southern roots is the real deal -- a true American songwriter." -- Martin Feveyear

Jon Whalen and the Cranky Senators
Dig Deep Gardens
19028 Vashon Hwy SW
Friday, May 17th 7pm

Jon Whalen and the Cranky Senators;

"An evolution of the wonderful world of Vashon musicians... with attitude." Wilson Abbott and Emory Medima-Boyajin

Community Bike Ride
Saturday, May 18, 2 pm
Starts at Chautauqua Elementary School

Ever wanted to bike on Vashon with your kids but didn't know how to get started?

Did you just get a new bike or ebike and want to connect with other folks biking for fun and transportation on the island?

We're a group of Vashon parents hoping to help more folks connect and ride on Vashon! Our first ride is aimed at having fun and learning how to navigate Vashon by bike. It's intended as an "all ages and abilities" ride, which means we aren't going to leave anyone behind for being slow or needing some help with their bike. The route is flat (for Vashon!), and there will be a shoulder to ride on the entire time, which makes it great for young kids and folks who are new to riding. However, because we will be on the road next to cars, your kids should be familiar with following directions from you while they ride if you would like them to be on their own bikes. Ebikes are welcome but definitely not necessary for completing this ride.

We look forward to seeing you!

Vashon Island Pet Protectors presents
THE BIG HAIRIEST FURBALL™EVER!
Party like its 1984!
Open Space for Arts & Community
May 18, 2024
4:30pm-8:30pm

Tickets on sale now for Vashon Island Pet Protectors Big HAIRIEST FurBall™ Ever! to celebrate our 40th Anniversary at the Open Space for Art and Community on May 18th. Gather your friends around a Table Of Eight, or come duo or solo and sit with like-minded animal lovers.

VIPP is also currently accepting donated items and experiences. Please use the QR code or visit VIPP.org and click on the EVENTS tab.

Vashon’s Annual Daughters Dance
An Island Favorite is BACK!
Saturday, May 18th
Dinner at 5:30pm
Dance 7-9:30pm
Vashon Center for the Arts

Vashon’s time-honored tradition of celebrating our daughters is back! The thirteenth-annual Daughters Dance will take place at the Vashon Center for the Arts on Saturday May 18th, 2024.

Inspired by the recent Oscars, the theme for this year’s dance is Starry Night. In keeping with tradition, dress will be semi-formal — a chance for Island Daughters, their dad, parent, or guardian to show off their fanciest runway attire.

The dance will take place from 7 – 9:30 p.m. at Vashon Center for the Arts. Our optional dinner will be held before the dance, starting at 5:30 p.m. The dinner will be served buffet style with a vegetarian option available. Music selections will be handpicked by an expert committee of island daughters. Song requests during the event are always welcome.

Dessert and drinks will be provided, along with a complimentary professional photograph to memorialize this star-filled night.

We have limited seats available for the dinner and limited tickets available for the dance, and a sell-out is expected again this year.

Tickets for the dinner must be purchased by this Friday, May 10th for our caterer.

Tickets can be purchased at: https://webstore.vashoncenterforthearts.org/TheatreManager/1/online?performance=14162

Saturday Night Cabin Fever Disco Party!
Saturday, May 18th
7:00pm
Vashon Eagles Club

Hey friends - Get your boogie shoes on, because this place is gonna be a disco inferno! We gonna freak out, celebrate, and have a good time!

This is a benefit for The DOVE Project so put the date in your calendar now!

Soul Train style dance and costume contest😍 - Vashon Eagles Club - Sat. 5/18. Open to the general public.

Cheap Scenery
Snapdragon's Black Cat Cabaret
Saturday, May 18th
8:00pm

Cheap Scenery plays punk and post-punk classics from the U.K. to the U.S.A. They are modern lovers of old punk and new wave who will blitzkrieg bop till you drop your sex pistol. The hard hitting rhythm section of Jesse Whitford on drums and Andre Sapp on bass lays a tight-fisted foundation. That leaves plenty of room for guitarists Jeff Minzel and Rick Vanselow to fill out 3-minute masterpieces.

Kid's Trout Derby
Sunday, May 19th
12:00pm
Vashon Sportsmen's Club
Located at 19720 Singer Rd SW.
Sign-up starts at 11:30 a.m.

One of Vashon Island's best traditions - the Vashon Sportsmen's Club annual Kids' Trout Derby. Nothing sweeter than this. Parents and kids spending time together, catching fish on this gorgeous sunny day.

Free and open to all island children 12 and under, the Derby offers fun for the whole family and a chance to picnic and enjoy an afternoon at the club pond. In addition to the fishing contest and the opportunity to win new fishing gear, the club serves up hot dogs, chili, pop and water, all at reasonable prices.

Island singer/songwriter John van Amerongen will emcee the event and provide live music along with his usual wit, stories, and humor.

All children must be accompanied by an adult. Participants should bring their own trout gear and bait. No dogs, please.

Directions to the club: from Vashon Highway, drive west on Cemetery Rd, turn left at Singer Rd. and enter the club gate on the left. For more information, contact Jim Chun at vscinfo47@gmail.com.

Day of Exile Commemoration
MAY 19 EVENT COMMEMORATES VASHON DAY OF EXILE AT OBER PARK

On May 16, 1942, persons of Japanese descent were rounded up at Ober Park to be forcibly deported to the Pinedale “Assembly Center,” near Fresno, California, as directed by Executive Order 9066. Only one-third of them would ever return to their island homes.

On Sunday May 19 at 2:00 the public is invited to come together at Ober Park located at 17130 Vashon Hwy SW to mark the 82nd anniversary of this tragic day.

Friends of Mukai, the Vashon-Maury Heritage Museum, the Puget Sound Zen Center, Vashon Maury Land Trust and the Vashon Library have joined forces to host the event. It will begin outside on the lawn of Vashon Parks and Recreation offices with brief reflections with Vashon resident Dr Joseph Okimoto, who was incarcerated at Poston Internment Camp. Also on the program will be recountings of the May 16, 1942 roundup written by three exiled Japanese American teenagers and read by Vashon youth. This will be followed by a traditional temple bell ceremony to honor each of the exiled families facilitated by Koshin Cain of the Puget Sound Zen Center.

After the commemoration, the public will be invited into the Vashon Library for a presentation by Vashon artist Miya Sukune, who’s recently published graphic novel Searching for Saito, featuring Rinzo Saito, a Japanese immigrant living in Seattle from 1912 to 1969. A free PDF can be found at www.SearchingforSaito.com. The Vashon Library will feature a display of books related to the forced removal and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

This event will kick off a year-long campaign to design and fabricate a permanent art installation at Ober Park , 17130 Vashon Hwy SW #1608, to commemorate the May 16, 1942 roundup of our Japanese community.

Mukai Farm & Garden
Vashon Library
Vashon Island Heritage Museum
Puget Sound Zen Center
Vashon Land Trust

Jenny Don’t & the Spurs, Kimmi Bitter, Miller Campbell in concert
Open Space for Arts & Community
Sunday, May 19
Doors at 6:00pm | Show at 6:30pm

Known for their high-energy Country Western style and charismatic stage presence, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs have garnered a global following with their infectious enthusiasm and extensive discography. Their new show features Jenny Don’t classics along with Western-by-way-of-PNW cuts from their new album, “Broken Hearted Blue,” set to release this spring.

Like a wild horse spurred by a crack of lightning, the album’s first song “Flyin’ High,” blends the band’s garage-rock origins with their distinctly western sound. From go, this album asserts itself with a high-octane, rockin’ western delivery that sets it apart from the herd.

Inspired by classic country legends like Johnny Paycheck and George Jones, Jenny’s inner rebel and authentic outlaw spirit pointed her straight to Country Western music. Growing up poor in a tiny rural Washington community, Jenny spent her summers herding cows and catching garter snakes in the tall grass, dreaming of traveling to exotic destinations as a musician. Her song “You’re What I Need” is a love song to the fans who make it all possible.

Driven by a hyper-obsession with the 1960s, Kimmi Bitter & the Westside Twang create a soundscape that blends old-school country with surf rock, psychedelic, and a touch of mod. A love letter to the Countrypolitan golden age, her 2024 debut album “Old School” hit the ground running, blending a healthy dose of reverb-drenched twang with some rock-n-roll swagger thrown in for good measure. Ballads “My Grass is Blue” and “I Dream of You” return listeners to the era when Patsy Cline with The Jordanaires owned the radio airwaves.

“Traveling the world as a musician and experiencing the enthusiasm of our fans who come to see us is an incredible feeling that’s difficult to put into words,” says Don’t. “We all feel immense gratitude.”

Kin to the legendary Glen Campbell, Billboard Charting Americana Artist Miller Campbell salutes her southern roots with an incandescent new show. Praised by the likes of American Songwriter Magazine, she’s been named a “Daily Discovery” featured artist by American Songwriter, a “Next Woman of Country” by Women of Country, and winner of a Billboard “Heatseekers” award. From festivals and rodeos to country bars and honky-tonks, fans are giving themselves over to an act that writes from the heart and sings from the soul.

Tickets at OpenSpaceVashon.com
Tickets $25 online, $30 at the door. Youth Free. PWYC at the door unless sold out in advance.

This is a co-production of Open Space and Debra Heesch.

TESSA FRANCIS: Nature's Future in the Puget Sound
Vashon Center for the Arts
Tuesday, May 21 at 7:30pm
$22 General Admission
$20 Senior
Youth (18-) are FREE

Vashon Center for the Arts present another installation in its lecture series, "Talks on the Rock." Ecologist Tessa Francis reveals how a connected terrestrial-freshwater-marine-human system modeling framework being developed at the University of Washington’s Puget Sound Institute will help us understand the interactive effects of future threats to nature in our region, and evaluate their impacts on ecological, social, and economic benefits we depend on.

Dogs & Drinks
Dig Deep Gardens
Thursdays
5-8pm
21+ only

Come bring your best friend and let them learn to socialize with their own kind. And you get to drink beer and hang with fellow dog lovers. You don't even need your own dog!

Snapdragon Trivia
Every Thursday
Home Sweet Home at Snapdragon
6:30pm

Come on over to Snapdragon and challenge yourself and your neighbors at Snapdragon Trivia with host Michael Whitmore! Grab a friend and build your team! Prizes and surprises and the whole friggin' shebang!

Von Wildenhaus
Mike Dumovich Record Release Show
w/Hunter Lea & Anne Marie Ruljancich & legendary producer & musician Steve Fisk
Snapdragon
All-Ages show
Friday, May 24th
7:00pm doors, 8:00pm show
$15 cover

Von Wildenhaus, hailing from the fog-drenched US Pacific Northwest, is an apocalyptic avant-pop lounge act, a bizarro rock and roll band as comfortable working in American folk idioms as covering Henry Purcell x Klaus Nomi. Ben von Wildenhaus leads a cast of shadowy conspirators in conjur- ing this darkly sonorous music, most notably, the spectral presence of singer Billie Bloom, who delivers ecstatic melodies with fearless and riveting devotion that have found admirers in Spin, The Quietus, and Iggy Pop. https://vonwildenhaus.art/biography/

“Von Wildenhaus [works] his influences — modern primitive folk, cassette hiss, Angelo Badalamenti’s Twin Peaks score — into a tight confluence of meditative anti-shredding.” – Jessica Hopper, Spin

“Wildenhaus anti-prismatically recombines the worlds of David Lynch, Marc Ribot, Jad Fair, and Luis Bacalov into an oddly familiar new whole.” – Tristan Bath, The Quietus

“From country twang and psych-rock whirls to Eastern modes and pondering tones, there’s a delightfully fluid, dreamlike quality to this bizarre book of tunes.” – Elliot Sharp, Magnet

“He’s doing his own thing in his own way.” – Iggy Pop, Iggy Confidential

“..what Sun City Girls might be doing if they’d continued after Charlie Gocher’s death.” – Dave Segal, The Stranger

“…a creative crevice from which no one wants to escape.” – Calvin Johnson, K Records

Mike Dumovich is a singer-songwriter from Vashon Island, Washington, who has been making music for over 30 years. His music is a blend of folk, indie, and psychedelic influences, with a dark and melancholy tone that reflects geography, relationships, and self-inquiry. He has collaborated with many renowned producers and musicians, such as Tucker Martine, Bill Frisell, Eyvind Kang, Karl Blau, Chris Ballew, Luke Bergman, and Laura Veirs. He has opened for artists such as Mark Lanegan, Jesse Sykes, and many others over the years playing in the NW. He has released five albums, the latest being Real Shoring, which was recorded remotely with Light in the Attic producer Hunter Lea over the course of two years. Real Shoring is a collection of songs that chronicle his life events in that period: losing a mother, raising stepsons, and coping with the pandemic.

“Mike Dumovich is amazingly unique. Whatever rules exist in the music world, Mike threw out the ones that didn’t work for him long ago. Mike creates original soulful tunes that take the listener to uncharted territory. Mike’s music and lyrics have depth and relevance that can be experience on many levels.” -Band in Seattle

“Dumovich sings pensive songs, delivering them in a matter-of-fact voice and radiant guitar plucking that can put you in a trance. His lyrics are weighted down with chilly imagery and a very Pacific Northwest gloominess. Dumovich is an idiosyncratic character whose music and personality cannot be neatly boxed up which is to say, he’s a true artist in a music scene full of phonies.” -Brian Barr Seattle Weekly

“...This is plucked mosaic shibboleth blues, where you're willing to follow the weathered vocalist's story anywhere, delighted by each shuffle of twilight imagery and montage of dreams and wilderness. Dumovich has almost unbearable confidence, really seducing the listener into the labyrinth of his storytelling. His visions however more abstract, are no less sensual…” - Chris Estey Three Imaginary Girls

“It wasn’t but a few months ago when I ran across Mike during one of my late night searches via internet when I stumbled across a couple of tracks … my mouth hit the floor and my heart broke immediately upon hearing title track “Acres”. “Who is this, and why hadn’t I heard of him?” I thought. Lyrically his music is heartfelt, but not impossible to grasp. A wonderful labyrinth of lyrical seduction. Musically, Mike’s guitar work is nothing short of brilliant, and poised. The weight of his fingers hitting the strings with precision. But its songs like “whiteout” that really capture the brilliance of his musical ability on every level. The construction of layering within that song had me mesmerized as if I were experiencing some sort of sensory “whiteout” myself. It was a storm of sound all somehow making beautiful sense. Starting out with a rhythmic pulse of a spaghetti western vibe…something you’d hear out of a Robert Rodriguez film, then slowly evolving into a beautiful of sound. Breathtaking.” -Seismic Sound

It is impossible to talk about the unmistakable sound of Pacific Northwest rock music without including the name Steve Fisk. A legend in the Northwest and renowned the world over, Fisk has made an indelible mark on the scene as a producer, engineer, teacher and performer. From the underground to the mainstream, from alternative to indie-pop, artists have been benefiting from his keen ear, superior technical skills, and inventive sound for nearly four decades.

Steve Fisk’s career is a perfect balance of serendipity, ingenuity and hard work. In 1980, after he’d left his hometown of Lakewood in southern California, Fisk found himself in Olympia, WA at the Evergreen State College where he linked up with Bruce Pavitt, who had started a fanzine called Sub/Pop which would become Pavitt’s springboard for Sub Pop, a record label that continues to launch epic careers today. Fisk would go on to graduate from Evergreen with a degree in music composition and a focus on audio engineering and he wasted no time establishing his name in the industry.

Fisk had caught an early wave in a bubbling underground scene and committed himself to both his own creative projects and to helping shape sounds of his peers. By 1983, Fisk joined the experimental, instrumental, alt-rock group, Pell Mell, and played with them while forging ahead in other aspects of his career. He produced for groups like Screaming Trees, Beat Happening, and Soundgarden. By 1990, Fisk had made his way to Seattle where he went on to record several tracks for Nirvana’s Blew EP. In ‘93 he joined forces with Shawn Smith to form Pigeonhed, a highly regarded experimental, electro-funk, soul duo. He has worked with Soundgarden since their second release Fopp in 1988 and in 2010 he remixed their single, The Telephantasm (Resurrection Remix).His list of credits are as diverse as they are plentiful. In 2005, Fisk co-wrote and produced the score for the award winning Kurt Cobain documentary About a Son with Ben Gibbard. To date, he has composed 5 multichannel immersive soundscapes for exhibits at MoPOP (Museum of Pop Culture). He also produced Teens of Denial (2016), the first studio album for Matador recording artist, Car Seat Headrest and he mixed Ben Gibbard's Teenage Fan Club cover album, Bandwagonesque (2017). In 2015, he received The Stranger Genius Award in Music.

WHO IS HUNTER LEA? Hunter Lea is a Grammy Nominated record producer, a songwriter and musician. His work has been featured by Newsweek, NPR, MTV, Mojo Magazine, Q Magazine, BBC, The Los Angeles Times, London Telegraph, Uncut and more. As curator and co-producer of Light in the Attic Records Nancy Sinatra Archival Series & Lee Hazlewood Archival Series, Hunter has worked on over 30 releases, including the Grammy Nominated There’s A Dream I’ve Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966-1971. Learn more about the series at Light In The Attic Records. Want to know more about Lee Hazlewood? Listen to Hunter's two-hour Hazlewoodology Podcast. He currently produces and engineers out of Uptone Recorders in Tacoma, WA. The studio/music museum is a time traveler’s paradise…featuring 1960s recording consoles, Wrecking Crew drummer Hal Blaine’s drums & percussion and a vast assortment of 1950s-1970s mid-century instruments & equipment to record with.

Mike Dumovich Music

Social Dance Party
Saturday, May 25th
Snapdragon's Black Cat Cabaret
6:30pm-9:00pm
$10 suggested donation

Salsa, Tango, Swing, Blues, Fusion and more...with short lessons from Sarah Howard throughout the evening! All levels and people welcome! More info at sarah@nomadicdance.com

TU-NER
former members of King Crimson & Stick Men
Open Space for Arts & Community
Saturday, May 25
Doors 6:30 | Show 7:30

Formerly of King Crimson & Stick Men: tu-NER is a trio with musicians Trey Gunn, Markus Reuter, and Pat Mastelotto celebrating King Crimson’s Double Duo era (1998 to 2003) and the bands TU (Mastelotto and Gunn), KTU (Mastelotto, Gunn, and accordionist Kimmo Pohjonnen), TUNER (Mastelotto and Reuter), TUNISIA (Mastelotto and thereminist Pamelia Stickney), The ProjeKcts (featuring Gunn and Mastelotto as well as other KC members) and Stick Men (Mastelotto, Reuter and King Crimson’s stickist Tony Levin).

$25 in advance | $30 at the door
Youth Under-18 Free
Pay What You Can tickets at the door unless the show is sold out

tu-NER will perform their original music, improvs and honor as well their King Crimson/ProjeKcts DNA, as well as also bring to the stage some of the material produced by TU and TUNER during the past two decades. The music of those projects is known for being innovative yet accessible in nature, drawing on elements of rock, jazz, prog, funk, and other genres.

All the different influences coming together through these three artists are notable for their endlessly creative approach to music, and for the highly skilled musicianship of the players involved. The music produced by all these precedent projects is highly rewarding for those who are willing to listen with an open mind. After three decades of partial collaborations in pairs, and two decades since Trey introduced Pat to Markus, they have created pieces like Face, Absinthe, Pole, Műűt, Untamed Chicken, Flinch, Fandango, and Deception of the Thrush, all having become part of the classic neo-progressive rock catalogue of the 21st century. Together with staples from the King Crimson songbook such as EleKtriK, Level Five, Vrooom Vrooom, and FraKctured, all co-written by members of this outfit, these three amazingly talented friends guarantee an evening of mind-expanding music of the highest standards of virtuosity, innovation, and melodicity.

Of course, the creative impulse of these three musos would never be fully satisfied by simply revisiting their back catalogues, as if it were a mere trip down memory lane. Far from it, audiences will be treated to new pieces, as well as their characteristic improvisations, which, instead of consisting of simply jamming and noodling, in their case always comprise “instant compositions,” where the three musicians are constantly listening to each other with their ears and with their souls, in the telepathic fashion of a true R&D small intelligent unit. Because Trey, Pat and Markus are the best musicians at creating magic musical concoctions on the spot, away from the rock or jazz traditional rules of improvisation.

Listeners who are fans of King Crimson, and progressive music in general, will soon realize this new trio incarnation of TUNER is the musical collaboration of the decade. Twenty years since the disbanding of the Double Duo, the spirit of the ProjeKcts is finally back on the road with Gunn, Reuter and Mastelotto.

Homestead Honey
Dig Deep Gardens
19028 Vashon Hwy SW
Saturday, May 25th, 7:30pm

Island Inspired Americana with Stacy and Shawn Carkonen.

Book Reading with Davis Endava
"The Raven Calls"
Snapdragon
Sunday, May 26th
2:00pm

Davis Endava's having work a book reading event on May 26th at 2pm at Snapdragon! Davis, an indigenous writer rooted in the lush landscapes of our island, weaves stories that honor her identity and heritage & the heritage of Vashon. Her book, 'The Raven Calls,' follows Raven, a young indigenous girl who lives on Vashon, on a magical journey where she reconnects with her people's history and the natural world. It's a story that speaks to the heart, touching on themes of identity and the deep ties to our land.

Join us in celebrating Davis's storytelling and the beauty of our Pacific Northwest community. Her words inspire young readers to explore their own roots and embrace the wonders of Vashon's natural environment.

Concerti by Aubert, Bach & Vivaldi
Salish Sea Early Music Festival
Church of the Holy Spirit Vashon - Episcopal
Monday, May 27 at 12:00 NOON

The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents "Concerti by Bach, Vivaldi and Aubert" with soloists violinist Carrie Krause, harpsichordist Jonathan Oddie and flutist Jeffrey Cohan and other baroque orchestra musicians from Montana, Canada, Washington, California and Oregon. The program will include the Triple Concerto in A Minor for harpsichord, flute, violin and orchestra by Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi’s Flute Concerto “La Notte” (“The Night”), Jacques Aubert’s Violin Concerto in D Major Opus 26 and the Concerto in D Minor by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Musicians in the orchestra will include violinists Elisabeth Phelps and Courtney Kuroda, violist Victoria Gunn and cellist Martin Bonham.

Concertmaster of the Bozeman Symphony and founder of Baroque Music Montana, violinist Carrie Krause studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Juilliard, has performed for many of the prominent ensembles and festivals in America and throughout Europe and is an avid adventurer and prize-winning marathon runner. Harpsichordist Jonathan Oddie holds a doctorate in musicology from the University of Oxford in England, is professor of historical keyboards at Indiana University (Bloomington) and is in demand across the United States in collaboration with leading soloists, concert series and orchestras including Portland Baroque Orchestra and the Seattle Symphony. Flutist Jeffrey Cohan has garnered critical acclaim in more than 25 countries as soloist on all flutes from the renaissance through the present and is artistic director of the Salish Sea Early Music Festival and the Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival in Washington, DC.

Dogs & Drinks
Dig Deep Gardens
Thursdays
5-8pm
21+ only

Come bring your best friend and let them learn to socialize with their own kind. And you get to drink beer and hang with fellow dog lovers. You don't even need your own dog!

Snapdragon Trivia
Every Thursday
Home Sweet Home at Snapdragon
6:30pm

Come on over to Snapdragon and challenge yourself and your neighbors at Snapdragon Trivia with host Michael Whitmore! Grab a friend and build your team! Prizes and surprises and the whole friggin' shebang!

Phil Royal
Dig Deep Gardens
Friday, May 31st, 7pm

Phil Royal washed up onto Vashon Island at the turn of the century. Along with his family and a book of cherished photos, he carried a small box of fingerpicks and a couple of old guitars. After hundreds of hours of solitary play he now has the temerity to climb onto a stage to share what he’s learned, to try to withstand the high amperage terror of performing, and to generally enjoy laying down a finger snapping groove.

Caught A Vibe Karaoke
Howl at the Moon!
Vashon Eagles Club
Every last Friday of the month!
Friday, May 31st
7:30pm

Every last Friday of the month, with your hosts Katt Rouse-Riley & Christine Patterson.

OneNiteStand
Dig Deep Gardens
Saturday, June 1st
6-8pm

Rainbow BLINGO
Camp Burton Lodge
Saturday, June 1
Doors 6pm, Bingo 7pm

It’s Back! RAINBOW BLINGO Returns to kick off PRIDE Month on Vashon!

One of Vashon’s favorite fundraisers returns on Saturday, June 1st at beautiful Camp Burton Lodge. If you were at a BLINGO event last year, you know what a fabulous time it is. The incomparable Louvel returns for this one, along with yummy appetizers from Camp Burton and others, abundant libations, a tantalizing dessert auction, and of course BINGO - complete with cash prizes and perhaps a few surprises. All proceeds benefit Vashon Senior Center.

This will be our only Rainbow BLINGO in 2024 - don’t miss it or you’ll need to wait a whole year for the next one!

Premiere tables and tickets are on sale NOW. Thank you to PSE for returning as our Premiere Sponsor and a grateful welcome to new Silver Sponsor Sotheby’s! Thank you also to sponsors Bandstand Music and beautiful Camp Burton.

Rainbow BLINGO Blingo is a 21-and-over event.

Tickets: https://www.vashoncenter.org/rainbow-blingo

$60 Individual Ticket includes admission and hearty appetizers.

$700 Premiere Table includes admission for 8, hearty appetizers, plus two bottles of complimentary wine, chocolates and lots of love from Louvel.

Please Note: Bingo cards must be purchased at the event with Cash or Check (no debit or credit cards), per WA State law. We will accept credit cards at the event for admissions and bar sales.

Tickets: https://www.vashoncenter.org/rainbow-blingo

or call Vashon Senior Center at (206) 463-5173
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 9am - 3pm

Alchemy The Band
Dig Deep Gardens
Friday, June 7th
7-9pm

Alchemy The Band, like its name, is an amalgam of styles and musicians with mostly original songwriting. You may hear a rock tune, a ballad, or an indie song mixed in with a little country and who knows what! They aim to please and will indulge you with their musical concoctions. Featuring Elaine Rocheford on vocals, melodica and percussion; Rick Doussett on vocals and guitar; Chris O’Brien on keys; Stephen Buffington on drums; Bruce Phares on bass; and Arlette Moody on vocals, percussion and ukulele.

Bodacious
Thea Wescott & Steve Fearey
Snapdragon
Saturday, June 8th
7-9pm

Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder
With Colette Jones
Dig Deep Gardens
Friday, June 21st, 7pm
No cover

Sonic Guild Grant Recipients, Doe Bay Artist resident recipient, Jack Straw Cultural Center recording grant recipient, and Allied Arts Listen Up! Women in Music grant recipient, Alaskan born Seattle based singer/songwriter Tekla Waterfield incorporates elements of folk, country, roots, rock and soul creating a wide-ranging sound unified by dynamic vocals and compelling observational storytelling. Paired with her husband and musical partner, accomplished internationally touring guitarist, Jeff Fielder, known for his work with Mark Lanegan, Amy Ray, Stone Gossard, Duff McKagan, Sera Cahoone and the Indigo Girls, the duo present lush, harmonic, thoughtfully developed & playfully artistic Contemporary American Roots.

Guitarist and producer Jeff Fielder is renowned throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond for his exceptional guitar work, most notably with Mark Lanegan, Amy Ray, Stone Gossard, Duff McKagan, Sera Cahoone and the Indigo Girls.

More info: https://www.teklawaterfield.com/tekla-waterfield-jeff-fielder-epk

Colette Jones is a singer, songwriter, and musician from Washington State, formerly based in Nashville, TN. A lifelong daydreamer, she grew up enveloped in songs and stories. Her musical journey has taken her from playing power chords in a punk band to Travis Picking folk songs and singing old country ballads. She found her footing in Americana music, through which she could combine her interests in storytelling and performance. Since then she's had the pleasure of collaborating with many wonderful musicians on a variety of projects, as well as foraying into the world of musical theater.

Colette is a passionate conduit of roots music, Americana, classic country, and all that in between. She has studied ethnomusicology and folklife both academically and as a hobbyist, and through her research and love of this music, strives to bring authenticity and honesty to the stories she sings, honoring the diverse ancestors and history of country music as it is brought into a new era.

Stream Deluge wherever you listen to music. Follow along on social media for more dates and announcements to come. More info: https://www.colettejonesmusic.com/

Caught A Vibe Karaoke
Howl at the Moon!
Vashon Eagles Club
Every last Friday of the month!
Friday, June 28th
7:30pm

Every last Friday of the month, with your hosts Katt Rouse-Riley & Christine Patterson.

Camp Cobain
Friday, July 5th, 7pm
Dig Deep Gardens
19028 Vashon Hwy SW
No cover, kid friendly

Good morning campers! (I'm your Uncle Ernie and I welcome you to Tommy's Holiday Camp)

To begin, THANK YOU for agreeing to come out and be involved at Camp Cobain! It's something I've wanted to do for many years, and the response has been so great. Here is some extra info for your perusal. 

Details 
Camp Cobain
July 5, 2024, 7 PM Start
Dig Deep Gardens - 19028 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA 98070

Format, because it's a little different
Camp Cobain is a very low-key campfire sing-along themed tribute to 80s and 90s songs that I (we) grew up with. As opposed to a traditional musicians-on-stage + audience show, CC brings the musicians into the audience, around a campfire, like it's a party with your friends in the woods. You can even play or sing from a seat in the audience if you're ok with the monitoring situation (performers will be mic'd of course). The audience will be given egg shakers and encouraged to sing along. There will also be a not-too-distracting screen showing rotating pictures, info, and lyrics of the original artist, and intermittent spoken anecdotes about the song or band or life and everything - commentary which you are also welcome to provide. Songs and stories, just like camp. 

About Your Part
I'll send out a set list as the show approaches, so you know where to step up, or when to expect a mic to be put in front of you. I'll reach out individually about the song you're playing, and send charts and scratch recordings. If you WANT to bring a guitar/instrument and play the song too, (with myself and the backing band) please do! but unless you tell me otherwise, assume I'll be playing the guitar and you will be singing.

Background 
I fell in with the Coop recently, running sound for small gatherings, and at one of those I sang "Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi. And I realized, in thinking about the reactions, that I care as much about Bon Jovi as the room full of (mostly less-young) amazing musicians and fans feel about Dylan or Zeppelin. I'm an 80s kid raised on Cat Stevens, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, and CSNY, but grew up with Bon Jovi, Tears for Fears, Nirvana, Pumpkins, and POTUSA... I wanted to start playing out and honoring those bands, the way I was seeing the Coop players play and talk about their favorites. The opportunity for the first Camp Cobain fell into my lap with 4 days notice, and was held at the Apothecary on Vashon a few weeks back, and it was such fun that I wanted to do it again, but bigger. And here we are.